Lackawanna College (Lackawanna or LC) is a

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Scranton, Pennsylvania Scranton is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Lackawanna County. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U ...

. It also has satellite centers in

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, Hawley, Sunbury, Towanda, and Tunkhannock, and an Environmental Education Center in Covington Township.

Academics

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The private four-year college has evolved with an open admissions policy and enrolls approximately 1,991 students. While the college offers a variety of traditional academic programs, many of its popular majors are centered on

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s, such as law enforcement,

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, and

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. Lackawanna has invested in several Health Sciences programs including Cardiac Sonography, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Vascular Technology, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapy Assistant, and Surgical Technology. Lackawanna also has established transfer agreements with a number of colleges in Pennsylvania in addition to being part of the PA "Academic Passport" system. Industry-specific degrees were created at the School of Petroleum & Natural Gas to fill the demand of the

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career opportunities in the work force. According to "Petroleum-schools.com", Lackawanna College ranks #7 in Pennsylvania for best petroleum programs. Those programs were moved to the college's new Tunkhannock Center upon its opening for the Fall 2021 semester. Lackawanna College also operates Police Academies at its Scranton campus and Hazleton Center. The academy was originally certified by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through the Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on April 21, 1977. Lackawanna is the first and continues to be the only private college in northeastern Pennsylvania authorized to provide ACT 120 training. As of July 1, 2020, Lackawanna's president is Dr. Jill Murray. Dr. Murray succeeded former Lackawanna College president Colonel Mark Volk. The college is accredited by the

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Notable alumni

* Mike Balogun, professional football player *

Jaquan Brisker Jaquan Monte Brisker (born April 20, 1999) is an American football safety for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Lackawanna College and Penn State prior to being selected by the Bears 48th o ...

, professional football player *

Jermaine Eluemunor Jermaine Eluemunor ( ; born 13 December 1994) is an American football offensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M and high school football for Morris Knolls High Scho ...

, professional football player *

Mark Glowinski Mark Glowinski II (born May 3, 1992) is an American football guard for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Virginia. He also played football at Lackawanna College before attending West Vi ...

, professional football player * Bryant McKinnie, professional football player * Bob Mellow,

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Gale H. Stalker Gale Hamilton Stalker (November 7, 1889 – November 4, 1985) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Early life and education Gale H. Stalker was born in Long Eddy in Sullivan County, New York on No ...

, member of

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from

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Lorenzo Taliaferro Lorenzo Taliaferro (December 23, 1991December 16, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Lackawanna College and Coastal Carolina and was dr ...

, professional football player *

Emmanuel Ubilla Emmanuel Lawrence "Manny" Ubilla (born 26 June 1986) is an American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Czech club BK NH Ostrava, NH Ostrava. Standing at 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in), Ubilla mainly plays the point guard position. He play ...

, professional basketball player * Kevin White, professional football player *

Kyzir White Kyzir Rasim White (born March 24, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Virginia Mountaineers football, West Virginia and was drafted by the L ...

, professional football player

References

External links

Official website

Official athletics website
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